I will start with a disclaimer that I am by no means an expert on online marketing or search engine optimization. It seems like every other person on twitter these days has a title of “social media guru.” There is a lot of information out there on this topic. Hopefully by the time I implement something it isn’t five years old and not effective anymore. I figure I will start by trial and error and play around with some of the basics.
Step One, start a blog and put up some posts. Check. Step Two on the list, put in a crapload of links and pray that people click on them (see solicitations at the bottom of this page and on blogroll; feel free to click on them so I can check off Step Two). Step Three is to gain as many like-minded online friends as possible using Twitter, LinkedIn, and RealEstateInvestor.com. The first time I tried this technique my goal was to just friend everyone who had the term “real estate” in their name. This time around I hope to be able to truly collaborate with my contacts more and not end up looking like someone who just found the secret to whiter teeth. Speaking of it, I would like to know how to whiten my teeth more, but I just can’t give in…but I digress. Step Four – actually have a place to direct web traffic to (my fingers are crossed hoping steps 1-3 actually help me direct traffic)…I figure for now I will focus on directing it to my brokerage that lowers people’s electric bills. It’s the first business I’ve had that was actually easy to generate residual income. Even though it’s only $55 a month right now, it is truly residual as I do not have to any legwork to keep it coming in. Step Five is to figure out what I can write in a future blog and list them as Steps 6-10. Hopefully this post can lead to some comments and the community can fill in a few more tips. Anyone?…HELLO…Hello…hello…
Here is my Step 2 in action (Solicitation Link is Below – Please Click) – My website that lets people sign up for free to lower their electric bills in 4 states…soon to be 6 states…Did I mention we also have 100% green electricity options… http://www.napower.com/100235
